Energy conservation gains high priority in Ford plan
The White House shifts to energy conservation with equal weight to new energy sources. ERDA says conservation could cut oil use by a third by 1985, citing insulation, eliminating pilot lights, and other efficiency steps. The piece argues conservation is cheaper, faster, environmentally friendlier, and essential to reducing Middle East dependency.
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White House
Energy Research and Development Administration
Congress
Gerald Ford
ERDA
Robert C Searmans
Sai
Middle East
United States
Ford Administration
Washington
Congress Subpoena Scrutiny Amid St. Louis Rep Clay Case
The House Ethics Committee shows indifference as Rep William L Clay faces FBI and IRS scrutiny while his records stay sealed. Subpoenas for official House documents are argued to be unnecessary, prompting calls to treat House papers as public property and to demand disclosure without delay.
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Congress
Nixon
Justice Department
House Ethics Committee
St. Louis
William L. Clay
FBI
IRS
Clay
House
Rep. Clay
Washington migrant plight ignored by govt says reporters
A series of reports by Hal Bernton from Florida reveals migrant field workers in caravans and camps paid barely a penny per pound for tomatoes. He details substandard housing, insufficient meals, and rising debt as inspectors hesitate to enforce federal standards while officials debate strategies to shield the Labor Department from criticism.
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Washington
Florida
Hal Bernton
Bernton
Labor Department
Fred Romero
Jack Anderson
Labor Dept
J. Usery JR
Labor
William Kolberg
Usery
Laborepartment
Flexible work hours on rise in American firms
Washington reports a growing shift to flexible hours as about 3,000 firms employ over a million workers with self-set schedules, sabbaticals, and shared jobs. Congress investigates. GAO finds reduced tardiness and sick leave, while productivity holds or rises. Benefits include lower turnover and energy savings but increased scheduling and supervisory complexity.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Gaylord A. Nelson
D-Wis
Zerox Corporation
Pitney-Bowes
General Accounting Office
GAO
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
GAQ
Vietnam tilts toward Soviet aid for industrial push
Washington focus notes Vietnam seeks to reduce Chinese influence as Moscow pledges help to industrialize, expanding Soviet reach in Indochina while Hanoi moves away from neutrality between Communist powers. Also covers debates on cigarette taxes to fund federal health programs and other international perspectives.
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Vietnam
Russia
China
Hanoi
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
Indochina
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Gary Hart
Colorado
Kennedy-Hart
Texas Republicans fear Wallace shift boosts Reagan in Fort Worth
Fort Worth rally underscores Ford’s weak Texas hold as Wallace loyalists join Reagan crowd. Analysts forecast high turnout and crossovers, with Reagan attacking Ford on Panama and welfare while establishment Republicans fret over right wing gains and Connally’s VP prospects. The energy bill fallout and party infighting threaten Ford’s Texas path to May 1 decisive primary.
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Fort Worth
Ronald Reagan
Ford
George C. Wallace
Reagan
Ford High Command
Texas
Harlingen
No Man’s Land
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Ray Hutchison
New Hampshire
Washington
Wagston
Reai Ih
Ray Barnhart
Harris County
Hank Grover
Barnhart
Grover
Wallace
John Tower
Tower
Dallas Times-Herald
Rog
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James Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Arthur D Hudnut
Arnold Miller
Charles J. Hostetter
Jack Buyer
George Miller
Arlo McCally
Charman President
Asst. Secretary of Labor
Abraham Weiss
Control Data Corporation
Albert
Glickman
American Institutes For Research
Momporey BuDin
Roscoe Drummond
Patricia Hearst
SLA
Los Angeles
U. S
Germany
Stern
America
Carter
Davis
Joint
Center For Political Studies
Jimmy Carter
Jackson
Illinois
le Nouvel Observateur
Paris
West Germany
United Nations
Security Council
Angola
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Robert Novak
Panama Canal
Panama
Ers Morton
John B Connally
49Th Floor Petroleum Club
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